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We all have our own reasons to ride, but sometimes a few folks come together and make riding more than just a guilty pleasure. Well, that's what the Pune-based motorcycle club Royal Bulleteers Pune is doing as it takes on the initiative to making rides matter - as it takes up social causes as a reason to ride. Here's their story.

Hero MotoCorp has added yet another global market on its way to achieving its target of selling in 50 markets by 2020. The launch of operations in its 35th market, Argentina began with the opening of the brand's first dealership in Buenos Aires, and also the company's first global product unveil outside India.

Electric cars, we all know how we Indians resist in buying one, because of two things - infrastructure and of course range anxiety. The race to manufacture a battery with the highest range is actually on right now but there's another battle to be won; which one will charge up the fastest. Well, Samsung wants to alleviate all these worries with the introduction of its latest battery technology. It says by that by the end of 2020, the "next generation" of Samsung's lithium ion battery technology will be available to automakers.

Inspired by natural phenomena such as insect swarming and bird flocking, scientists have developed a new technology that will improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30 per cent.

Unveiling the future of digital personalisation for passenger cars, German automaker Volkswagen recently showcased its digital smart key at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. This next-generation smart key not only allows you to unlock your car doors using your smartphone or VW User ID, but also knows a person's preferences and adjusts the seats, radio, and navigation accordingly.

Uber recently announced a hike in the ride time charge to Rs 1.5 per minute from Rs 1 in Delhi. The change is expected lead to an increase in price by up to 15 per cent - and that move has not earned the US-based company much goodwill in the region. Uber's economical pricing in India, its second largest market after the US, saw the company through the fray against its primary rival here - Ola. Factor in the price jump and there goes the charm, as many users of the on-demand taxi service have pointed out.

Ford Mustang is clearly one of the most popular cars in the world and the American carmaker finally answered the prayers of us Indian enthusiasts last year by launching the 2016 Mustang GT in India. Now, Tamil film actor and Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush, recently took the delivery of a spanking new black Mustang GT.

India has estimated 5.4 million kilometers of roads, however our cities, with the exception of Delhi actually have a road surface area which is below the global norm, less than five percent of cities is paved.